On Thu, Nov 4, 2010 at 01:24, Peter Simons <[email protected]> wrote: > Hi guys, > > > http://hpaste.org/41115/hp_for_arch > > as far as I can tell, [extra] is only three packages away from providing > haskell-platform. If that could be achieved, i.e. if all required > packages were available individually in binary form, then I prefer that > solution over a conglomerate like the haskell-package shown above. > > I realize there are advantages, the most significant being that the set > of package versions involved is very well defined. The disadvantage I > see, however, is that an haskell-platform package like that is an > all-or-nothing install. With that approach, a package that depends on > haskell-regex also depends on haskell-cgi, alex, freeglut, and so on. > That feels really awkward. > > There ought to be better ways to ensure that [extra] packages aren't > updated by accident. How about adding a big noticeable comment at the > top, like: > > # Do not change this package without consulting [email protected] > first.
That isn't the only issue to address though. I'd like a scheme where both HP and bleeding edge of packages can be installed, side by side. > The haskell-platform we current have on AUR is fine, IMHO, because it > refers to all other libraries as individual dependencies. It's basically > a poor man's "group". Well, actually, I'd argue it's a meta-package :-) /M -- Magnus Therning (OpenPGP: 0xAB4DFBA4) magnus＠therning．org Jabber: magnus＠therning．org http://therning.org/magnus identi.ca|twitter: magthe _______________________________________________ arch-haskell mailing list [email protected] http://www.haskell.org/mailman/listinfo/arch-haskell
